1904 Georgia Tech football team

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1904 Georgia Tech football
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Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1–1 (3–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainBarien Moore
Home stadium Piedmont Park
Seasons
←  1903
1905  →
1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Vanderbilt + 5 –0 –09 –0 –0
Auburn + 5 –0 –05 –0 –0
Sewanee 4 –1 –07 –1 –0
Georgia Tech 3 –1 –18 –1 –1
Alabama 5 –3 –07 –3 –0
Clemson 3 –2 –13 –3 –1
Tulane 3 –2 –05 –2 –0
Kentucky State 0 –0 –09 –1 –0
Ole Miss 2 –3 –04 –3 –0
LSU 1 –2 –03 –4 –0
Tennessee 1 –4 –13 –5 –1
Cumberland (TN) 0 –1 –02 –1 –0
Nashville 0 –4 –12 –5 –1
Georgia 0 –4 –01 –5 –0
Mississippi A&M 0 –4 –02 –4 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1904 Georgia Tech football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. This is the first year for Georgia Tech under coach John Heisman. Lob Brown was the school's first consensus All-Southern player.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Camp McPherson*
W 11–5 [1]
October 8 Florida State College *
  • Piedmont Park
  • Atlanta, GA
W 35–0 [2]
October 15Mooney*
  • Piedmont Park
  • Atlanta, GA
W 51–0 [3]
October 17 University of Florida (Lake City)*
  • Piedmont Park
  • Atlanta, GA
W 77–0 [4]
October 22 Tennessee
W 2–0 [5]
October 29at Auburn
L 0–12 [6]
November 5 Clemson
T 11–11 [7]
November 12 Georgia
W 23–6 [8]
November 162:30 p.m. Tennessee Docs *
  • Piedmont Park
  • Atlanta, GA
W 59–0 [9] [10]
November 24 Cumberland (TN)
  • Piedmont Park
  • Atlanta, GA
W 18–05,000 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Soldiers are defeated by Tech". The Atlanta Journal. October 2, 1904. Retrieved May 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Techs crush Florida team". The Atlanta Constitution. October 9, 1904. Retrieved May 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tech crushes Mooney 51 to 0". The Atlanta Journal. October 16, 1904. Retrieved May 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Georgia score badly beaten". The Atlanta Constitution. October 18, 1904. Retrieved May 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tennessee lost to Blacksmiths". The Atlanta Constitution. October 23, 1904. Retrieved August 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Georgia Techs Lose To Auburn". Atlanta Constitution. October 30, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved May 7, 2016– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. ↑ "In fierce struggle; Tech and Clemson play to a tie score". The Nashville American. November 6, 1904. Retrieved May 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Georgia goes down before Tech rushes". The Birmingham Age-Herald. November 13, 1904. Retrieved May 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Techs Expect Record". The Atlanta Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. November 16, 1904. p. 9. Retrieved September 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  10. ↑ "Techs Better Sewanee Score". The Atlanta Constitution . Atlanta, Georgia. November 17, 1904. p. 9. Retrieved September 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  11. ↑ "Tech victor over Cumberland". The Atlanta Constitution. November 25, 1904. Retrieved May 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Georgia Tech Media Guide". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  13. ↑ "1904 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results | College Football". www.sports-reference.com.


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